At right, Roncalli Rebel Nick Schnell (7) is congratulated by teammates after an RBI double led him to score the team's first run of the game in the bottom of the first inning of the Marion County tournament final at Victory Field in Indianapolis, Monday, May 14, 2018. Roncalli won the Marion County title, 5-3. Jenna Watson/IndyStar

Roncalli Rebel Nick Schnell (7) hits a triple in the bottom of the first inning of the Marion County tournament final at Victory Field in Indianapolis, Monday, May 14, 2018. Roncalli won the Marion County title, 5-3. Jenna Watson/IndyStar

Roncalli Rebel Nick Schnell (7) huddles with teammates to listen to coach Aaron Kroll after defeating Franklin in Marion County quarterfinals at Roncalli High School in Indianapolis, Monday, May 7, 2018. Jenna Watson/Indy Star

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Roncalli Rebel Nick Schnell (7) hits a triple in the bottom of the first inning of the Marion County tournament final at Victory Field in Indianapolis, Monday, May 14, 2018. Roncalli won the Marion County title, 5-3.(Photo: Jenna Watson/IndyStar)Buy Photo

Nick Schnell is off and running in his professional baseball career, but continues to pile up the hardware from his high school achievements.

Schnell, the recently-graduated Roncalli star, was named the state’s Mr. Baseball over the weekend by a vote of the Indiana High School Baseball Coaches Association. The center fielder, who was also named the Gatorade Indiana Baseball Player of the Year and won Baseball Player of the Year at April's IndyStar Sports Awards, finished his Roncalli career with a .473 career batting average with 25 home runs and 109 RBIs.

Schnell is the first Roncalli player to be named Mr. Baseball. He hit .535 with 15 home runs and 37 RBIs as a senior, leading the Rebels to a 25-6 record and sectional and Marion County titles.

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New offers to local players

A number of new scholarship offers went out after the second basketball evaluation period of July, including several to local players in the rising junior class. Lawrence Central point guard Nijel Pack picked up his first two Division I offers from Miami of Ohio and Southern Illinois. Pack’s teammate and classmate, D’Andre Davis, added Bradley, Evansville, Indiana State and Miami of Ohio to his list. Lawrence North guard Jared Hankins, a rising senior, added offers from Indiana State and Southern Illinois-Edwardsville. The high-scoring guard also has offers from Miami of Ohio and St. Bonaventure. Ben Davis big man Dawand Jones, a Junior All-Star last season, picked up offers from Ball State, Bowling Green and Kent State. Carmel’s Andrew Owens, a 6-6 rising senior, picked up an offer from Air Force.

Indiana High School Athletic Association commissioner Bobby Cox will serve a two-year term representing Section 4 for the National Federation of State High School Associations. He replaces Jack Roberts, who is retiring as executive director of the Michigan High School Athletic Association. … The fall sports season is officially here this week with the beginning of girls golf practice on Friday. The other fall sports — boys tennis, boys and girls cross country, boys and girls soccer, volleyball, football and unified football — will begin practice on Monday. … Ben Davis running back Delbert Mimms committed to Vanderbilt last week. Mimms, a senior, will be expected to carry the load for the defending Class 6A state champions. He rushed for 715 yards and six touchdowns as a junior. … The Circle City Conference named Brebeuf Jesuit boys and girls cross country and track coach Karl Knerr as its first Coach of the Year. The Brebeuf girls cross country team ran fourth in the state meet, led by fourth-place finisher Katherine Modrall. The girls track and field team finished second at state as junior Semira Killebrew won the 100-meter dash and was a member of the 4x100-meter relay team. Knerr will be inducted into the Brebeuf Jesuit Athletic Hall of Fame this fall.